What's new? It's 22 days to Kwanzaa. Since Kwanzaa is celebrated during our Winter Holidays, we celebrated our own this week. "Jambo!" is the greeting. "Habiri Gani" or "What's the news?" or "What's new?" is the reply. Here's what's new at Northwoods: First we lit the candles and repeated the words and [...]

Are you scrambling in the closet for costumes? It's time to answer that question: "What will you wear?" This morning, several of the children in the Elementary class (the class for 6-12 year-olds) came to school dressed differently. Some of us have special occasion dress: some, with a hat or a poncho or a hand-sewn [...]

In the rain? In the rain? Did you have the Fall Carnival in the rain? Yes, we did! And guess who came! The horses from Alabama came in the rain! Friends old and new came to play our games! One had a rainbow on her mane! [...]

Next Friday afternoon, from 4 pm to 7. Grannies, babies, old friends, neighbors, graduates, teachers, preachers, everyone! Fall Carnival is this time next week! Find old Northwoods tees, decide what color your hair will be, and come on out. This morning at Toddler Community everyone was in some kind of celebratory t-shirt, Northwoods---or maybe [...]